The Christian Church of Midland Exists to Make More and Better Disciples

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1 As I was reading through the book of Proverbs as all of us were doing the month of August I was reminded of what happened during a Wisdom Literature class that I took several years ago. The professor gave us an assignment to write our own proverb. We were supposed to share them with the class the next time we met. When the class came together we shared our wisdom. I can t recall any of the proverbs including mine except one. The student named Scott was notorious for not completing his homework assignments and, as normal, he forgot this assignment. Several of us watched as he fidgeted about in his chair, scratched his head, and began to panic as his turn approached. The professor called on him, Scott, he said, lets hear your proverb. What wisdom do you have to share with the class? There was an awkward silence as the class stared at him. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to him but was in reality a few seconds, he said the only proverb I remember from my classmates. He said, He who does not study has nothing important to say. I think that is brilliant. It has stuck with me for years. Let me ask you if you think that s true? If you are an attorney but don t study the law do you have anything important to say about the law? If you are an engineer, a teacher, a doctor, a mechanic, a... well you name it. If you don t study, chances are you don t have anything important to say. If that is true in our professions, then can it be true in regards to our faith? Again, I believe that the answer is, yes, its true. I believe that the Apostle Paul charged a young minister by the name of Timothy to study to show thyself approved unto God,...rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV) A better translation of that verse is, Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved rightly handling the word of truth. (R.S.V.) Several times in the Scriptures we are told to study, meditate, think on, devote ourselves to the apostles doctrine, and hide His word in our hearts. The Bereans were thought of highly by God because of their study of the word. May we all be Berean. I want to encourage you to get involved in one of our Bible Studies. We have several to choose from and we have several planned. We believe that Bible Study will motivate us to become the hands and feet of Jesus. Maybe Scott was right. What do you think? The Christian Church of Midland Exists to Make More and Better Disciples

2 Date: September Location: The Parlor Sermon Series Bible Basics Most people want to read the Bible but they don t do it very often. Surprisingly, the number one reason is not that they don t have time. The biggest reason is that most people don t understand it. This series will teach us how to approach the Bible. This is a great introduction and an opportunity to invite a friend. Beginning September 23rd Stand Firm: Studies in Second Timothy John Stott writes, "I have been impressed afresh by the timeliness of today of what the apostle writes, especially for Christians. For our era is one of theological and moral confusion, even of apostasy. And the apostle summons us, as he summoned Timothy, to be strong, brave and steadfast." He wrote that statement over 40 years ago! Come and study the Word of God anew as we look at what it means to Stand Firm Till the End. Predestination, Chosen, Spiritual Depravity, The fiery arrows of Satan, Armor, Prayer. Ephesians teaches that we are saved by grace through faith! We do not earn our salvation it is a gift of God. God saved us so that He can work through us. Simply put, God gives it; man lives it. But, how does He equip us? We will learn how to become equipped for God s service so that we can better serve Him. Date: September 9 Location: The Sanctuary Characters Count Most people want to read the Bible but they don t do it very often. Surprisingly, the number one reason is not that they don t have time. The biggest reason is that most people don t understand it. This series will teach us how to approach the Bible. This is a great introduction and an opportunity to invite a friend. Jr. Church: Follow Jesus Date: September, October, November The elementary age children meet in the sanctuary with the adults and then the 1st - 4th grade students are dismissed for Jr. Church during the Offering Time. Young students will learn to follow Jesus as they experience stories from the Gospels. Through a variety of activities, children will worship, follow, and tell about Jesus. Wednesday Night Explorations Acts: The Gospel Unleashed One person argues, It s about singing on Sunday. If the music isn t good then I haven t worshiped. No, it s about the children s ministries, another exclaims. Still another will proclaim; No! It s about helping the poor. And the arguments go on, endlessly. You have your view of what the Church should be and do. We all have a view. Do you want to know the True Purpose of the Church? This study is for you. Make time to study as we learn how to Unleash the Gospel. Ages Jesus and Me Location: Heritage Annex, Leader: Kay Soderstrom 1-3 grade - Life of Jesus Location: Room 4, Leader: Sue O Banion Page 2

3 Elders Meeting Tuesday, September 4th at 6:30 Missions Meeting Wednesday, September 5th 5:30-6:00 p.m. Senior Luncheon Eleven seniors enjoyed a terrific luncheon at Abuelo s on Friday, August 3rd. Those attending were: Bill & Carmen Thurmon, Ken & Kay Weaver, Sue Wray, Pam Jenkins, Steve and Lisa Knisley, John and Patti Loftin, and John Murphy. Our September destination is going to be Carinos Italian Grill on Loop 250 next to Regal Cinema and Chuck E. Cheese Restaurant on Friday, September 7th at 11:00 a.m. Hope you can make it. Breaking Bread Outreach Saturday, September 8th at 9:00 a.m. We will be preparing breakfast for the homeless in Midland. For more information please contact Cindy Barkley or Dawn Handley Huddle & Board Meeting w/meal Tuesday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m. Men s Breakfast Saturday, September 29th at 7:30 a.m. We will meet at CCM in the Fellowship Hall. Heritage Open House Tuesday, September 25 at 6:00-7:30 p.m. The men of CCM will be cooking hamburgers and hot dogs for the teachers, parents and students of Heritage. Sunday Morning Worship Nursery Helpers 1st Sunday - Need Someone 2nd Sunday - Need Someone 3rd Sunday - Need Someone 4th Sunday - Liz Richmond 5th Sunday - Linda Bradshaw 3 years - Kindergarten Children s Worship Teacher & Helper 1st Sunday - Kay Soderstrom - Need Helper 2nd Sunday - Marsha Brown - Marcy Schulte 3rd Sunday - Liz Richmond - Need Helper 4th Sunday - Marsha Brown - Lisa Knisley 5th Sunday - Dawn Handley - Lisa Knisley September 28-30, 2018 Guadalupe Women s RetReat TRUST Featuring Author & Speaker Janice Anderson Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT Registration forms available at the Welcome Center. Page 3

4 Tuesday Truth Seekers Location: The Parlor Instructor: Ken Weaver Dates: Begins September 11 Time: Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Unshakable Hope by Max Lucado Is what you're anchored to stronger than what you're going through? The answer to that question changes everything. In Unshakable Hope, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado offers encouraging, practical guidance for overcoming difficult circumstances and gaining inner peace, building resolve, and walking into a better future. We've never been more educated and entertained. We have technological tools our parents could only dream of, and we are saturated with information, amusement, and recreation. Yet more than ever, we are starving for hope. In fact, more people than ever are orchestrating their own deaths. In America alone, the suicide rate has increased 24 percent in fewer than twenty years. If a disease saw such a spike, it would be deemed an epidemic. People are dying from a lack of hope. After forty years of counseling and ministry, Max Lucado has learned that nothing lifts the desperate, weary heart like the promises of God. In a world full of despair, depression, anxiety, and instability, we do not need more opinions or hunches; we need the definitive declarations of our mighty and loving God. Unshakable Hope examines twelve of God's promises that Max has turned to over the years to encourage himself and others. Each chapter explores one significant promise and reveals how it will equip you to overcome challenging circumstances, experience lasting security, and make wise decisions. What are you anchored to--the circumstances of life or the promises of God? For every problem in life, God has given you a promise. Join Max as he takes a closer look at Scripture's unbreakable promises and shows you how to live with an unshakable hope. Ladies Monthly Meeting The September Ladies Monthly Meeting will be on Wednesday, September 5th, the 1st Wednesday of the month. The ladies will meet from 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. during the meal in the Small Classroom off the Fellowship Hall. Come and enjoy a time of fellowship, find out what events are coming up and get involved. Hope to see you there! Wednesday Evening ReNew 6:00 p.m. Meal will be provided every Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Explorations Acts: The Gospel Unleashed One person argues, It s about singing on Sunday. If the music isn t good then I haven t worshiped. No, it s about the children s ministries. another exclaims. Still another will proclaim; No! It s about helping the poor. And the arguments go on, endlessly. You have your view of what the Church should be and do. We all have a view. Do you want to know the True Purpose of the Church? This study is for you. Make time to study as we learn how to Unleash the Gospel. Dates: Ongoing Location: Classroom 1 Instructors: Rotating The Elementary age children at CCM are going through the Bible Study Route 66 on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. "Route 66 is designed to take the children on a life-changing journey through each of the 66 books of the Bible. Each week, "Route 66" will introduce the children to a different book or group of books in the Bible. They will learn about the author, time frame, the key people, and the book's purpose. Activity pages and memory verses will help the children explore the Scriptures further. A Souvenir Scrapbook serves as a way to remember all of the different stops and to celebrate the journey. When this study is completed, each child will have their very own personal Souvenir Scrapbook which will be a great resource on reviewing the books of the Bible. Midland Soup Kitchen Armando Alvarado (full support missionary) Dallas Christian College Colegio Biblico Guadalupe Christian Camp Gary & Coby Scott - Turkey Hippo Valley Christian Mission Jim & Teri Riley - Honduras Casas por Cristo Cookson Hills Christian Ministries Page 4

5 Box Tops for Education CCM is collecting Box Tops for Education for Cookson Hills, one of the missions supported by The Christian Church of Midland. Cookson Hills provides Christ-Centered residential care, education and therapeutic services for at-risk children ages The box tops help provide basic necessities for Cookson Hills. Thanks to everyone for their contributions. Please place your Box Tops in the basket located at the Welcome Center. Plastic Grocery Bags We are collecting plastic grocery bags for the Midland Soup Kitchen. They use the bags for people to take home bread and bakery goods that have been donated by H.E.B. Please put your bags in the plastic containers in the Fellowship Hall. Easy Ways to Help Heritage There are 2 easy ways that you can help Heritage Preschool. You can bring your empty ink cartridges from your printer and place them in the basket in the Fellowship Hall located at the Welcome Center. Dana Roepke will turn these in to Office Depot. Also, whenever you purchase anything at Office Depot, you can give them Dana Roepke s home phone number, (432) Credit from your purchases and from the ink cartridges that are turned in will be put on a reward card for Heritage to use for purchasing items. Refreshments for Sunday Morning There is a sign-up sheet on the large bulletin board in the Education Wing for anyone who would like to help provide refreshments on Sunday morning during the fellowship time from 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., prior to Sunday School. Muffins, donuts, sweet bread, fruit, etc. or any items that you would like to provide would be great. September 2 - Dawn Handley September 9 - Elisa Madrid September 16 - Marsha Brown September 23 - Nancy Hernandez September 30 Sue O Banion You re The One When we have an emergency, we call When we want to dig in our yard, we call When we need information, we call This year we want everyone who comes to CCM to practice At a minimum we want you in: 1 hour of worship each week. 1 hour of Bible Study each week. 1 hour of Christian Service each week. Page 5

6 Heritage Preschool had a great start to our school year in August! We have already made new friends and learned about the Letter A. September brings more letters of the alphabet, music, science and fun. We have our Open House on Tuesday, September 25th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. if anyone would like to come see the school. A big "Thank You" to everyone that helped us during the church work day and the Heritage workday. Our playground, outside toys, swing set, front yard, tables and chairs all look great! 11th - Brian & Marcy Schulte 2nd - Peyton Knisley 13th - Steve Knisley 14th - Juan Hernandez 20th - Avaceli Hernandez 22nd Nevaeh Gonzalez 25th -Linda Bradshaw 27th - Cindy Barkley Page 6

7 September 2 September 9 September 16 September 23 September 30 Connor Leggett Brad Avery Cary Richmond Bill Thurmon Dean Soderstrom *Brad Avery Cary Richmond Reed Bass *Ken Brown John Barkley *Bill Thurmon Ramon Madrid *Shane Glover Dean Soderstrom Luke Glover *Ken Brown John Barkley **Bill Thurmon **Ramon Madrid *Team Leader **Alternates **Shane Glover **Luke Glover **Dean Soderstrom **Cary Richmond **Brad Avery **Reed Bass **John Barkley **Ken Brown **Shane Glover **Luke Glover **Dean Soderstrom For those who are shut-in or unable to attend church services, if you desire Communion, please contact the church office and we will make arrangements to have Communion brought to you. Greeters for September Front Entrance: Ken & Kay Weaver East Side Entrance: Ramon & Elisa Madrid 2018 Communion List Important: If you are not going to be in church serving on your meditation week, please trade places with another person on the list. Please contact Becca, in the church office, and let her know about the change. The person doing the communion meditation also does the communion prayer. September 2 - Connor Leggett September 9 - Brad Avery September 16 - Cary Richmond September 23 - Bill Thurmon September 30 - Dean Soderstrom Communion Preparation for September Dawn Handley Prayer Request If you have a prayer request, we would love to pray for you! Members of The Christian Church of Midland are available thru contacts to pray on a moments notice. Please your request to Becca, the church beccam@ccofm.com or call her at Becca is in the office Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. For prayer requests on Friday afternoons, evenings and weekends, please call Kay (home) or (cell) or you may her at soderstrom21@gmail.com TOPS will be meeting at CCM on Thursday evenings. Our weighin is 5:30 to 6:30 pm, meeting 6:30 to 7:30. TOPS is a non-profit weight loss group, very affordable. We are basically a support group for people who would like to lose weight. We have both men and women in our group and would be glad for anyone to visit once with no obligation to join. For more information contact Clara Gleghorn ( ) address claragleghorn@outlook.com Page 7

8 THE OASIS Christian Church of Midland 2608 Neely Midland, TX Website: Steve Knisley, Minister Our Sunday Worship Times Are: 9:15 a.m. Refreshments & Fellowship Time 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service The Oasis (USPS ) is published monthly Periodical s postage paid at Midland, Texas By the Christian Church of Midland, 2608 Neely, Midland, TX Subscriptions are FREE. POSTMASTER: send address change to THE OASIS, 2608 Neely, Midland, TX SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 Regular Service 3 Visitation 6:30 p.m./labor Day 4 Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m./ Elders Meeting 6:30 p.m. 5 Mission Meeting 5:30/Ladies Monthly Meeting& Renew Meal 6:00 p.m./ Explorations Study, 6:30 p.m., Youth Class & Childcare 6 TOPS 7 Senior Saints Luncheon 8 Cooking for Breaking Bread 9:00 a.m. 9 Regular Service/ Grandparents Day 10 Visitation 6:30 p.m. 11 Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m/ Huddle & Board Meeting 6:00 p.m. 12 6:00 p.m. ReNew Meal/6:30 p.m. Explorations Study, Youth Class & Childcare 13 TOPS Regular Service 17 Visitation 6:30 p.m. 18 Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. 19 6:00 p.m. ReNew Meal/6:30 p.m. Explorations Study, Youth Class & Childcare 20 TOPS Regular Service 30 Regular Service/ Women s Retreat 24 Visitation 6:30 p.m. 25 Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m./ Heritage Open House 6:00-7:30 p.m. 26 6:00 p.m. ReNew Meal/6:30 p.m. Explorations Study, Youth Class & Childcare 27 TOPS 28 Women s Retreat 29 Men s Breakfast 7:30 a.m. CCM Fellowship Hall/ Women s Retreat Page 8